Benzema likely to miss Real's final match of the season


Football - Real Madrid v Juventus - UEFA Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - 13/5/15 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema looks dejected Reuters / Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - France forward Karim Benzema is unlikely to feature in Real Madrid's final La Liga match of the campaign at home to Getafe on Saturday after tests showed he had sustained a thigh muscle tear.

"After tests conducted on Karim Benzema today a tear in the right rectus femoris muscle was diagnosed," Real, who are assured of second place behind champions Barcelona, said on their website.

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